tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post8104756253875822773..comments2023-11-07T21:12:19.852-06:00Comments on Wyrdsmiths: To Kelly, My Esteemed Colleague…tate hallawayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06631759014508937940noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-80069735592281851542006-12-28T09:14:00.000-06:002006-12-28T09:14:00.000-06:00Hey Kristine,
Yeah, that's more accurate. The rea...Hey Kristine,<br /><br />Yeah, that's more accurate. The reason I brought it up was that I've heard Lyda use this to describe the genesis of Archangel Protocol more than once and I'm hoping that if I tease her a little she'll come back and argue more rather than going off and actually working;-)<br /><br />I think one of the problems we're having in this discussion is a fuzzy boundry issue between what drives the writer, what drives the story, and what drives the reader, because honestly, those things don't have to have much of anything to do with each other. I know from talking to writers whose work I love that what primarily interests me about what they're writing and what primarily interests them often aren't the same things at all.Kelly McCulloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399122960869198042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-37737613263752893382006-12-28T08:37:00.000-06:002006-12-28T08:37:00.000-06:00Idea driven?
Idea ignited, maybe. Where things d...<i>Idea driven?</i><br /><br />Idea ignited, maybe. Where things diverge is in the type of motor that takes over and drives the story along, whether it's primarily character, plot, or an exploration of the idea (aka the Shiny, imho).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32085591.post-87934979856500667032006-12-27T20:18:00.000-06:002006-12-27T20:18:00.000-06:00Okay, I can play that game too. A character is alo...Okay, I can play that game too. A character is alone on a blank stage with nothing to do, (character driven). Whoop-dee-do. Put them in a situation, (plot driven). Interesting. Give them a set to explore, (world driven). Also interesting. <br /><br />How about this, a writer is watching a television show in which the devil appears. They make the logical conclusion, that god must also exist. They think this a powerful idea and write a book about it. Idea driven?Kelly McCulloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399122960869198042noreply@blogger.com